Lone Lamp

Short adventure with minimalistic aesthetics that hides something more. It’s more about clicking on objects and watching how they react. There are no hotspots or any indication that something can be interacted with. The only thing that changes your basic hand cursor are exits. Well, there’s also a slight change when you try talking to characters, but it feels a bit pointless. Aside from the black and white aesthetics, the artwork is simplistic. Everything is kept basic and free of needless items. Because you don't know what will function until you click on anything, it's helpful to have some simple art to bring out the obvious. You can typically tell immediately away what can be picked up. Unfortunately, the rest isn’t very interesting. You might see leaves falling when you click on a bush, dust when clicking on some papers, or simply hear a sound. The scenes just encourage you to click on numerous drawers and closets, none of which can be opened. The game is quite simple. The objective is to move around the town, talk to various characters and help them out, and use items on proper spots. Solutions make sense, so there's no need to experiment with insane combinations. Furthe…